React can be slow. Well, I mean, any medium-size React application can seem slow. But before you start looking for alternatives, you should know that any medium-size Angular or Ember application is slow, too.

Next.js is a very slim yet powerful framework. Place React components in a pages directory and running next, and you'll get automatic code splitting, routing, hot code reloading and universal (server-side and client-side) rendering.

In the past there has been a lot of confusion around the ref attribute in React. The attribute makes it possible to reference a DOM node in order to access it and to interact with it. This article should give some clarification around the ref attribute in React. It shows you how you can use it, when you should use it and where it can be used.